Search - Eric Marienthal :: Easy Street

Mellow out with this music..

Dianne Foster | USA | 05/27/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I discovered Eric Marienthal by accident. While visiting my children in southern Spain, I was left on my own, and decided to read awhile and listen to music. It was a soft sunny day, and I wanted something relaxing but soulful to reflect my "on vaction" mood. I did not recognize any of the CD's these 30-something kids owned (I listen to George Winston, and/or Classical quartet and quintet music by Shubert, Mozart, et al.--they don't).I decided to listen to this CD because the fellow playing the Sax looks like my son. When I played the darn thing I liked it. In fact I liked it so much when I got back to the states I bought it plus 6 more CD's by the same artist.When I want to "expand" feelings of contentment I listen to this CD. Some pieces are mellow and others a peppy but none of them blast you out of your easy chair. Also, I can cook or read while I listen to the music...but, it isn't Musak, it has character. Sometimes, I just listen to it. In a way it reminds me a little of the music used in the tv series "Moonlighting" probably because of the instruments, sax, piano, soft drums and snares, and the occasional soft vocal. Marienthal has a distinct "sound" however. This boy plays a nice Sax."